C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 832 )

• Joy and Desire

  You know, these philosophers must be nuts. I mean, all of us understand that what we call joy is the satisfaction of our desires. But what these chaps say is... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• All Mine?

  There was this interesting thing that I read in the science fiction novels by Larry Niven. He writes of a galaxy of multiple species, including humans,... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Above the Gods?

  Here we are, fighting like crabs to be considered above the next guy - whether by climbing up or by pulling the other guy down (easier to do the latter, no? Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Killjoy

  We hunt for happiness all over the world when the wise say that it lies within you. Maybe it does but what is also true is that we carry a lot of things that ca... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Needless Coiffure?

  Having been practically brought up on the philosophy that 'It is more important to be seen to be busy than to be busy' and having been told that you 'don't... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Abandoning Hope?

  Talk to anyone who is spiritual and he'll preach the virtue of being free from desires. The strange thing, though, is that there IS a type of person who has... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Money is Everything?

  I have had occasion to mention that the fact that we humans have this innate ability to swear to the truth of two diametrically opposite views...at the SAME... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advice

  You know, the one thing that I have found with people is that they all love GIVING advice. Very few actually like receiving advice, especially when they do not... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Identity and Identifiers

  I am nitpicking? There is no difference between identity and identifiers? YOU are the reason why people think that an attractive label is enough to sell a... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Virtue of Remembering?

  There you go again. I say 'remembering' and you can only think of that one thing. NO, NO, NO! I am not about the start on the virtues of remembering chaps who... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guessing Games

  People seem to be going gaga about technology and all the benefits it gives the common man. Maybe it does but the dratted thing has also stolen some the simple... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Of Discussions and Arguments

  I never did like arguing. I mean, really, what's ever been the point in arguing with someone...you just keep on spouting beliefs, he keeps nattering about his... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Play by the Rules?

  I have always been one with a great respect for rules. Respect? I actually effing depended on them so that I knew what to do under any given circumstances. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Words Matter!

  The single most important reason why I am not a Jeff Bezos or a Elon Musk is the fact that I never really understood the fact that words matter. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Real Action Movie

  I blame the staid media of my days for my burying myself in fiction to the exclusion of current affairs. I mean, it was so dull and boring to be reading of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 'Expert' Trap?

  I have always wanted to be looked up to as an expert...on something or the other. You want to be a famous cricketer like a Tendulkar or a Kohli but all this... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Confidence Hack

  I never really understood how to speak confidently in any gathering. (Yeah, yeah, the litany of what I never understood is long. So? Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Now I Realize

  I keep reflecting on that one answer that Yudhishtra was supposed to have given the Yaksha in reply to the question, "What is the greatest miracle? Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creating Content

  I thought that this creating a portfolio thing was exclusive to models and actors. You know, sort of showcasing that you can leer, grimace, grin, laugh, whateve... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 'Viral' Virus

  There is apparently a serious virus - more contagious than Covid - which afflicts humanity. The virus manifests itself in the insatiable desire for your social... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2022 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION